How can lung infection be serious

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Some time ago, my friend's house caught fire. Unfortunately, my friend inhaled smoke. Later, he called an ambulance and went to the hospital. After examination, he said he had pulmonary infection and needed immediate treatment. Now my friend's situation is much better. After taking care of my friend during this period, I still know a lot about this disease. Now I'll share with you about suffering from pulmonary infection Pay attention to something.

How can lung infection be serious

First: the doctor told me that generally, patients with pulmonary infection will have symptoms such as dyspnea, temperature change, cough, increased sputum volume and sputum characteristics. In fact, pulmonary infection should be divided into different situations. If it is pulmonary infection caused by cold in daily life, at the beginning, the patient may think that it is just a cold. Therefore, we must develop good habits at ordinary times As a rule, diseases tend to be superficial. Don't drag on all the time. Otherwise, minor diseases will become serious diseases. Secondly, it is caused by emergencies, like my friend.

Second: the general doctor will pay attention to the patient's dyspnea, temperature change, cough, increased sputum volume, sputum characteristics and other symptoms. Some burn patients have more chest burns, so it is difficult to obtain accurate chest signs. At this time, we should pay attention to the careful examination, whether there are respiratory changes and rales, and if necessary, we need to use chest X-ray examination.

Third: finally, when patients are treated, doctors usually clear the primary lesion first. If there is inhalation injury or severe burn in face and neck, we should strengthen airway management, effectively remove airway secretions and necrotic mucosa, and promote airway wound healing. Septicemia should be controlled and distant foci should be removed.

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Then, according to the results of sputum culture or bacterial examination in the wound or blood, the drug should be given intravenously, and the antibiotics can also be inhaled by atomization or an appropriate amount of antibiotics can be added into the lavage fluid. If there is concurrent respiratory insufficiency, it should be treated as respiratory insufficiency.